Financial Crime Advisory Manager UAE Nationals

Job Description

Financial Crime Compliance aligns current activities within Global Risk and helps to build these into a more integrated framework, enabling HSBC to manage financial crime risk more effectively. It builds stronger controls to improve the way Financial Crime Compliance risks are managed, spot gaps and trends, and act proactively. By gathering and analysing financial intelligence in a smart way, suspicious transactions, activities, or connections can be identified so we can protect our customers from the threat of financial crime.

We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our Financial Crime Compliance team, working with colleagues to define, manage and achieve divisional business targets.

The job holder supports Senior Management in meeting regulatory obligations by actively supporting the adherence to Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF), Sanctions and Tax Evasion policies in compliance with UAE Central Bank regulations and Group Global Policies and international standards.

The role assists the Senior Advisory Manager in identifying and sharing sanctions, AML and tax evasion compliance risks, completing timely quality assurance activities, fostering a compliance culture, optimizing stakeholder relationships, and protecting the bank’s reputation while complying with UAE and Group policies, standards, and laws to prevent criminal sanctions.

In executing FCC duties, the job holder independently handles assigned tasks, makes decisions within their designated authority, analyzes and evaluates responses without much supervision, and escalates appropriately.

The person is responsible for providing sanctions, AML, CTF advice and guidance concerning their assigned area to relevant business units in the UAE Compliance team.

• Support Compliance and Business Management in meeting HSBC’s regulatory requirements by completing anti‑money laundering and sanctions risk quality assurance.
• Support the implementation of KYC policies and Customer Due Diligence requirements in CIB & IWPB UAE.
• Provide compliance support and direction on the quality assurance of new-to-bank high‑risk customers.
• Provide guidance to CIB & IWPB RMs on applying FCC compliance policies for CIB & IWPB customers as part of the QA outcome.
• Assist the Senior FC Advisory Manager in compliance with all relevant laws, rules, regulations, and Group policies related to financial crime.
• Proactively assist the Senior FC Advisory Manager and senior business management to ensure compliant operation of CIB & IWPB business areas.
• Provide guidance on AML, sanctions and tax evasion risk related to customer account opening and transactional activity in complex situations.
• Provide guidance to UAE project teams and compliance representation on any FC‑related systems projects.
• Provide training on implementation of AML, sanctions and tax evasion compliance within countries and businesses.
• Represent AML and sanctions compliance at CIB & IWPB related projects.
• Offer advice on compliance and AML/CTF/sanctions/ tax evasion issues arising through country compliance functions.
• Support the Senior FC Advisory Manager by providing back‑up coverage for leave and vacation.
• Conduct reviews for branches and business areas for AML/CTF/sanctions/tax evasion compliance, produce review reports and make recommendations.
• Support senior FC Advisory Manager on country compliance reviews.
• Raise exceptions through the Helios reporting system and report to senior management; review cases quarterly, update or close as appropriate.
• Support efforts to drive KYC improvements for FC compliance.
• Immediately elevate material breaches or potential breaches of laws, rules and regulations to the Head of FCC as applicable.
• Understand Group, international and local regulatory requirements and recognize AML/CTF risk.
• Navigate a complex international sanctions environment.
• Manage complexity arising from regional sensitivity due to political and economic structures.

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, finance, accounting or engineering.
• At least one year of experience in AML or sanctions…